Re: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes -- what became of it?

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Would he be the guy I once met in a New York office back in the 70s? He was 
editing tape on a Roberts, using Scotch Tape (!)..the result was the Will 
Rogers album on Golden Age (another fine Everest product, and once I saw that 
Roberts I knew why every one of those LPs sounded shitty in mono).

dl

Steven Smolian wrote:
> Yup.  And Mr. Solomon is still with us, last I heard.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes -- what became of it?
>
>
> > I did see one title show up on "Everest" LP I think on eBay. This was 
> > Solomon Everest, right, not Bellock Everest?
> >
> > So who owns this stuff nowadays?
> >
> > -- Tom Fine
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Smolian" <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 9:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes -- what became of it?
> >
> >
> > > This was also Concert Disc which was, I believe, absorbed by Everest.
> > >
> > > Steve Smolian
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fine" 
> > > <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 6:27 AM
> > > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Concertapes -- what became of it?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi All:
> > > >
> > > > What was the history of Concertapes? I believe they started out in 
> > > > the mid-50's issuing stereo 2-track tapes. I have both "staggered" 
> > > > (Magnecorder format) and "stacked" (standard 2-track) tapes from 
> > > > them, both musical tapes by Leonard Sorkin heading variously named 
> > > > ensembles which I believe someone here said were members of the 
> > > > Chicago Symphony. And Concertapes also released the "Sound In the 
> > > > Round" series by Robert Oaks Jordan.
> > > >
> > > > I also know Concertapes put out stereo LP records for a while after 
> > > > 1958.
> > > >
> > > > So what happened to them and what became of the master tapes?
> > > >
> > > > Interestingly, they seem to have beem in business at least until 
> > > > 1966. See:
> > > > http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/arch/findaids/uwmmss30.htm
> > > > and search Concertapes. According to the text before the list of 
> > > > holdings, Sorkin was instrumental in founding Concertapes and his 
> > > > archives/collection contained financial statements through 1966.
> > > >
> > > > I'm wondering what happened to the master tapes for all this 
> > > > material and why none of it ever ended up on commercial CD's?
> > > >
> > > > -- Tom Fine
> > > >
> > > >
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